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It's Only Life
"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach.” ~ Lucas, One Tree Hill
Linda WalshPublished 4 years ago in BeatMoney – Dawn
To put it simply, this song challenges capitalism. That was pretty easy to figure out. However, this is an analysis and, as it is not my nature, this won't be short. (I do also have a minimum word count to meet so)
sAkurasKeletonkInPublished 4 years ago in Beat5 Tips to Help You Create Connections to Secure Your Music Career
If you're out there looking for ways to secure your future music career or enhance your professional life, networking with groups of people can provide you with many unexpected opportunities. Although no rules dictate how you should go about doing this, there are several guidelines that you'll have to keep in mind to improve your chances of creating a reliable contact.
Pete CallaghanPublished 4 years ago in BeatThe Lion King
In the early 1990s, Walt Disney Feature Animation was enjoying its second golden age, and through a series of circumstances it enlisted the services of one Elton John, who was seeking a second golden age of his own. True, his star had not completely dimmed and his most recent albums, Sleeping With the Past and The One, had showed strong promise of an artistic rebirth. But no doubt, the agreement to write a songtrack for Disney's planned animated feature, The Lion King would prove a pivotal part of the second act for the Rocket Man soon to be known as Sir Elton John.
Sean CallaghanPublished 4 years ago in Beat“Outro: EGO” is the Best Thing of 2020 so far
We’re getting so much closer to the highly anticipated comeback of BTS, and the anticipation keeps getting stronger. The next teaser for their album, Map of the Soul: 7 has just been released and it features none other than the dynamic and energetic J-Hope. This song, "EGO", is labeled as the outro to round out RM’s intro, Persona, on their previous album, and Suga’s Shadow, which was released a few weeks ago. With a wildly different tone, EGO will be an explosive lead-in to the album’s release.
Delight
According to how the singer describes it, this song depicts a moment before two people fall in love. It is understood that those two people have previously experienced other romantic relationships.
sAkurasKeletonkInPublished 4 years ago in BeatHow to get your music viral in 2020
How to get your music viral in 2020? Okay, so here is a short list of techniques and apps you should be using in 2020 to get your music noticed!!!
💖eronicaPinkHeart👑Published 4 years ago in Beat5+ things Canada omits ignoring Eurovision Song Contest
If you say “Eurovision” in any country, you will get a reaction. While travelling around Europe, I held an experiment where I asked random people walking down the street what they thought about Eurovision. It was interesting that the reactions were quite similar. I could only divide them into two groups: an “oooh” group (85% I would say) and a “meh” one (the remaining 15%). The ooohs also included words like “tradition”, “family”, “another Christmas”, “united Europe”, “diversity”, “pride 2.0”, “amazing show” while the mehs mostly mentioned “politics”, “clowns”, “do we still participate?” When I asked people in Canada about Eurovision, 100% gave a typical Canadian answer: “eh?”
Mikita ArlouPublished 4 years ago in BeatHalf way there
Late 1986. London ”People sometimes think I‘m Jon Bon Jovi” ”Who?” ”Oh just women on the street, you know...” ”No! Who is Jon Bon Jovi?”
Celebrating half a century of Joy to the World
I grew up listening to Casey Kasem’s top 40 countdown. I lived with my portable radio to my ear as I eagerly listened to my favorite songs. Kasem had a way of making the rise of top 40 singles seem like the greatest show on earth. When songs slid into the top 10 Kasem really had listeners over the moon. Every Saturday afternoon I waited with anticipation to find out if the songs I enjoyed were heading up the chart. One of my favorites continues to be Joy to the World by Three Dog Night. The nonsensical lyrics and the catchy tune would stick in my head and I found myself singing it often. I was 12 years old in 1971 when this single was released and I followed its progress religiously. It was on the group's album titled Naturally.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 4 years ago in BeatSteps to take as an UNSIGNED ARTIST
Now a days it seems like everyone wants to be a rapper/singer. But truthfully no different from people wanting to be doctors and nurses. The only difference is most people doing those jobs know that it requires some skills or willingness to learn. If you don't have that will then you should probably stop right here.
Chan thomasPublished 4 years ago in BeatEden is Burning: The Prophetic Nightmare in Bob Dylan's "Street-Legal" (1978)
Bob Dylan's "Street-Legal" (1978) is a massively underrated album and in some cases, it got very negative reviews. Rolling Stone Magazine for example, gave an unfavourable review to the album with the magazine's album guide giving it a two out of five rating. Overall, the reviews weren't favourable and neither were they very right. With only smaller magazines like "Melody Maker" giving it a good review, this was possibly one of the biggest outrages I have found in my Dylan exploration. I feel personally, as if this album hasn't been heard amongst the noise made by the following Gospel Era and the previous folk-hero-gets-a-divorce albums like "Desire" and the all-favourite "Blood on the Tracks". This album seems to fall in between two colossal moments for Dylan and so, gets lost amongst them and forgotten from time to time.
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in Beat